Faculty

Eric Schmidt

Adjunct Instructor

Program:

Screen Scoring

Division:

Contemporary Music

Biography

For the past fifteen years Eric has been one of the busiest freelance composers in Los Angeles. He has composed, orchestrated and conducted the music for over 300 episodes of animated series produced by Disney and Warner Bros. His work has been featured in over two dozen motion pictures, almost thirty commercials and numerous theme park shows. His concert repertoire includes 14 compositions for concert band, a ballet, one symphony for orchestra, two works for choir, 32 solo piano pieces, 16 songs for children’s choir and numerous works for chamber ensembles. He is a member of ATAS, The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, The SCL and the AF of M.

His current appointment is in the Scoring for Motion Pictures and Television Program.